Uniquely authoritative and comprehensive, this text provides expert insight into EU policy, exploring the modes, mechanisms, substance, and implementation of EU policy-making .

The most practically applied approach to political ideologies: evaluate critically, make links, think globally

This book helps students to understand American politics by guiding them through the different institutions of American government. It covers the electoral and party systems, the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, and the division of powers between the federal government and the states.

This authoritative volume analyses the practice and impact of political leadership, aiming to position it within a more integrated framework.

This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy - authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the reader to think clearly and critically about the leading political questions of our time.

Lively introduction to the many interesting ways to do political theory in the 21st century.

Contains 140 helpful readings covering the debates in the Western political tradition and presents samples of the political ideologies. Issues discussed in this title include: the role of human nature in determining social arrangements; the political significance of gender differences; the justification for the powers of the state; and more.